Join Amy Coon as she gets a tour of the October Afternoon Booth with Charity Hassel. Click here to go to video
Tutorial: Make a ruffled collar for a shirt
Maya from Little Treasures shows how to create a pretty ruffled collar detail for a shirt. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Little Treasures]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, ruffle, collar, shirt[/tags]
Colorful Soup Recipes
Find the recipes for these colorful cold soups, as well as tips on making them, HERE at NPR,
Have you seen soup bowl cozies ? , they keep your soup warmer … Read More...
Inspiration: Silhouette Die Cut Projects
(image by Heather Holbrook)
I recently shared my review of the Silhouette digital cutting tool, if you haven’t read it please go check it out here. In that post I shared my first Silhouette project, an Alice in … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated Ribbon Flowers
Learn how to make these flowers using the new pleated ribbons from Maya Road. Click here to go to tutorial
Free Pattern: Sweet Dreamer PJ Pants for little boys
Who says sewing for boys isn’t fun? Molly AKA The Creative Maven shares a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make her Sweet Dreamer PJ Pants for little boys. Patch pockets on the back give an opportunity to mix … Read More...
Tutorial: Bits and Pieces Pouch
Kelly from em ay kay ee Make shares a tutorial for making her Bits and Pieces Pouch. Velcro at the top keeps your contents from falling out. You can make one from 5 5″ squares, making this a perfect project … Read More...
Table Topper from sun printed fabric
Linda from Thistledown Quilts shows how to make this quilted table topper made from sun printed fabrics. Get the know-how on sun printing on her site; get the table topper download here.
[tags]free download, table topper, sun printed fabric, … Read More...
Freebie: Hybrid Card Design
This download from Back to Paper includes printable sections of the card, plus a sketch showing how you can put it together. Click here to go to download
Freebie: Vintage July Calendar Page
Cheekie Magpie noticed that the days on this 1937 calendar matched the days of July 2010! Click here to download this printable.
Inspiration du Jour – Heart Forever
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Lavender As Natural Sleep Aid
Our Big Earth is a great site that aims to empower families so they can create inspiring communities through fostering a love of nature, community building (on- and off-line), as well as compelling, impactful parenting. One helpful article informs us … Read More...
Tea set and flowers that are made from recycled magazines
Meet Illinois Artisans
Meet Illinois Artisans & Purchase One-of-a-Kind Art Made in Illinois
AUGUST 13 – 14 at Visitor Information Center, Pearson at Michigan Ave.
WHO: Chicago Office of Tourism and the Illinois Artisans Program, which focuses
national attention on the rich heritage … Read More...
Tutorial: Tiered sundress or shirt from t-shirts
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make this little girl’s sundress or shirt from a trio of plain t-shirts. This style is so versatile! You can make one as a dress for a little girl, or a shirt for … Read More...
Free pattern: Oliver + S Popover Dress for 18″ dolls
The Popover Dress, a free pattern released by Oliver + S last year, is such a versatile (and CUTE) dress for little girls. And now they’ve gone one step further and recreated the Popover Dress for 18″ dolls. And just … Read More...
Tutorial: Retro-style Pinwheel Skirt
Leanne from Elle Apparel guest blogs over at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make her super-fabulous Pinwheel Skirt. The shape and the trim around the edge have such a retro feel, but paired with a simple tee … Read More...
Milk Paint Toast
Kid-friendly breakfast art! Learn how to paint toast HERE at Sunday Hotpants.
[tags]milk, paint, kids, toast, bread, breakfast[/tags]
Tiny awesome crocheted things.
The pieces I made for Plush You LA ^_^
Originally uploaded by Yummy Pancake
Damn. I need a beer now. and some cheese balls. and um. .. oh never mind.
See more awesome tiny things at the Yummy Pancake Etsy … Read More...
Recipe Tuesday: Pizza Night
Usually I plan my meal by mixing colors, not sticking with the same palette, but I couldn’t resist the reds, pinks and greens of this collection.
Clockwise from top left:
1. Pizza Margherita from scratch at The Spinning Plate.… Read More...